built-in video light: Can anybody tell me if they've been able to use this "built-in video light" and how it works?
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This camcorder does not have a built in light. It has built in flash, but you are correct, it fires only when you take still pictures. One can buy an external light if needed. It's called the VL-5 Video Light http://www.amazon.com/Canon-VL-5-Video-Light-Accessory/dp/B001DYLNIU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=photo&qid=1235271303&sr=1-1
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What do you mean "on a video camera"? I use 4 of these on my light rig, when I chain them to a controller I can set them to stay on a color, blink at a desired speed, or transition to another color while adjusting the brightness of the light as well.
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I would say no for video, because the modeling lights are pretty dim and they are not white. For pictures they would light that well.
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Turn on the video Camera and you have a flashlight - uses up battery life, though
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not sure...but the light in the camcorder is really bright so try it and see if it works...Peace!!!
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The software from the company allows you to customize the behavior of the single side-mounted LED. When placed on the "custom settings" slider, the LED can be set to only be active the first 10 seconds of the recording process, to confirm it's started. Then the LED goes dark and stays dark until battery death. The default behavior is a green LED for "ON" and a yellow/red error color displayed briefly for certain faults. It has no sound output of any kind that I've ever discovered.
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The video and camera do not work well in low light. You think you have good lighting but, it has to have lot's of light. In the day time you get great video and pictures. I use a flash light at night ( Mag. Light LED ) to light up what I need at night. Works well. The audio is very good. The wide angle is very nice. I would say a 45 degree angle to each side. The Muvi is a very nice tool for me. The cost is very low. I work Security and I would not want to work with out it.
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It's not a flash, but a continuous light. And since it's not a flash, it doesn't provide an extremely high amount of light. I've never used it for video, only for Macro shots.
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First off, I've only had the unit for a few days... The only setting I've tweaked is the back-light in 'Standard Picture' mode. I reduced it from the default of 60 down to 50, and it seemed to remove any distracting blooming or flash-lighting effects, of which it is only very slight in the first place, and really only noticeable if your room is dark, and the screen is black.
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Yes, it has a light, but it only works for still photography, not for video. More to the point this video cam will fail you. I loved mine and used it on a couple of vacations. Then one day it decided not to work like so many of the others that were reviewed. Toshiba does not support repair services for this product. I was out of luck.
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I actually bought this light for video productions, but soon noticed the brightness was not there, since then I've purchased a 20W LED and that one has worked well.
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I am having the same experience. I guess I'd better return this camera. I mean, if it won't even turn on, what good is it? What a waste of time. My husband bought me a Vivitar pocket camcorder for Christmas, it works. I guess I'll just stick with that. After all...it works...kind of a basic requirement.
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yes, I have a link of a video I shot using these lights..https://vimeo.com/100784691, (@ 33 seconds)
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It's a portable video camera with no built-in light nor adjustable aperture or ISO, in short it does not work well on low light condition. Low light photography requires flashes if you need a bright image and the same is true with low light videography. Don't expect a crisp image/video if you're shooting in low light condition without using a separate light setup. Search YouTube for shooting rigs for this video camera and you will notice that everyone that uses this camera semi professionally have external lighting setup. This is not a camera for you if you will use this for low light videography unless you use an external light source or upgrade to a professional video camera with changeable lens and built in light.
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Dear Valmore, thanks for your comments. I did get the external adapter and another coupler that was necessary, and got it to work on the noted external power supply. However, I found the slow-motion options to be impossible except when working under open strong daylight. Otherwise, the amount of light entering each frame was way to low to do anything with. One would have to post-process the image files to increase their brightness and contrast, so I decided to return the camera.
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Yes! I use an LED light that I have and I have no problems with it at all! Works just fine for me!
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I did it, but the video quality went way down. It works okay for me, but I haven't tried it with the IR LED's on. Worst case scenenario, run a light extension cord. Hope that helped. :)